The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz

Name: The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: 2014-06-27
Rating: 7.881

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Director: Brian Knappenberger
Language: English
Released: 2014-06-27
Runtime: —

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Programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz achieved groundbreaking work in social justice and political organizing. His passion for open access ensnared him in a legal nightmare that ended with the taking of his own life at the age of 26.

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